“I thought we really came out and took care of business. The offense wasn’t ideal, but we got a lot of good looks. We did a lot of good things. ”

ON PLAY OF SENIORS Brown, McGhee and Wanamaker

“Improvement never stops. There is always an opportunity to get better. There is no better example than the three seniors making the strides they have made during this season and I think it’s been pretty evident.”

BRAD WANAMAKER

ON TEAM PICKING UP SLACK FOR GIBBS (season-low eight points)

“It shows that we have a lot of guys that can step up and contribute to our team. Everybody contributed in different ways.”

ON TEAM’S EARLY SLUMP

“Early on they had taken us out of our game. We started attacking their defense and we got stome good looks.”

ON CROWD’s ODDLY TIMED REACTIONS

“In the back of our mind, we knew some cheering was for the Steelers. Our task was Seton Hall.”

GARY MCGHEE

ON 51-27 REBOUNDING EDGE

“We did a good job of crashing the offensive glass and getting extra shots.”

DANTE TAYLOR

ON RECENT SUCCESS

“I definitely feel more comfortable. It comes with me going hard at practice, going against Gary. Every game I try to play with more confidence. I definitely have more confidence. “

KEVIN WILLARD

ON HAZELL

“You don’t take two months off and stay at a very high level. He missed a lot of shots short tonight that he normally doesn’t miss.”

ON PITT

“There are a lot of things that make them dangerous. In my opinion, they are one of the top two teams in the country. They have everybody that does their role and they do it very well.”

ON WANAMAKER

“He’s a glue guy. He goes out and plays hard. He runs the offense. He does everything they ask him to do. He’s unselfish and he’s a very good defender. He doesn’t get enough credit for defense.”

HERB POPE

ON PITT’s INSIDE PLAY

“I don’t see who the players are. I just see Pitt. They are all pretty physical rebounders.”

JEREMY HAZELL

ON PITT DEFENSE

“They are tremendous end and they just made it tough for me. I had shots that I should have hit, but they didn’t go down. It was a tough game.”